Happy Holidays from DUI and criminal attorney Thomas C. Grajek! The holidays are upon us which means a lot of parties and celebrations. While it is not illegal to drink and drive, it is always best to have a designated driver so that your holidays or someone else's holidays are not ruined. Please drink and...
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Polk County DUI attorney Thomas C. Grajek attends national DUI seminar
Last week, I attended the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's (NACDL) DUI seminar. I am also a member of the Florida Assoc. of Criminal Defendant Lawyers. It is important that you retain an attorney who is a member of these organizations. These criminal defense organizations allow us to network, educate criminal attorneys, and share...
Read MorePolice Department investigates its own DUI unit. What's wrong with this "investigation"?
After the prosecutor dropped the DUI arrest of a lawyer involved in the Bubba and MJ lawsuit, there has been increased scrutiny on the Tampa Police Department's DUI unit. The charges were dropped because the prosecutor determined that the lawyer had been set up for the DUI arrest. It was as if he was framed...
Read MoreInvestigation into LPD continues
The Lakeland Police Department was in the news again tonight. Fox New Tampa Bay did a story on the investigation of LPD. The focus this time was on LPD's internal affairs division. An officer was reassigned from that division. This again delat with the DUI case I tried last month. You can watch the story...
Read MorePolk DUI attorney files Response to DHSMV Response to Formal review writ.
Today, I spent over 12 hours (on a Saturday) preparing my Response in a writ I filed against the Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). My client lost his Formal Review and filing a "Writ of Certiorari" is the means by which a driver appeals the administrative suspension of their Florida driver's license....
Read MoreFlorida DUI law changes for hardship license if arrested for DUI
You only have 10 days to request a “Formal Review” to challenge the administrative suspension of your driver’s license for blowing over 0.08 on the breath test machine or refusing the breath test. The Florida legislature has now changed the law that can dramatically affect your ability to drive! Now, you can AUTOMATICALLY obtain a...
Read MoreLakeland DUI Attorney Thomas C. Grajek in the news
After my Lakeland DUI trial on Tuesday, the Ledger and Channel 8 news started taking a closer look at the procedures used by Lakeland Police Department. Read the Ledger article here: http://www.theledger.com/article/20130620/NEWS/130629985?tc=cr&tc=ar Documents and police reports play a critical role in a DUI and criminal case. DUI reports are also the evidence used to uphold...
Read MoreAggressive Polk County DUI lawyer argues DUI motions to suppress in court
Yesterday, I was in court all day before arguing various motions to suppress in my client's DUI case. Many people arrested for DUI or a criminal offense do not know what a criminal defense attorney does for them in court. Many people charged with DUI also do not know what it means to mount an...
Read MoreIntoxilyzer 8000 seminar Provided by Forensic Alcohol Consulting & Training completed by Polk County DUI Lawyer
On Friday, I attended a seminar specifically dealing with the Intoxilyzer 8000, the official Breath Test machine used in Florida. Prosecutors like to call the machine a breath test instrument, but we all know it's a machine with many problems and short comings. By attending these seminars, it allows me to keep up to date...
Read MoreNTSB porposes lowering the legal limit in DUI cases to 0.05 from 0.08
Last week, the NTSB proposed lowering the legal limit for Driving Under the Influence cases from 0.08 to 0.05. In Florida, the legal limit is 0.08. Also in Florida, a driver with a breath alcohol under 0.05 is presumed to not be impaired. The NTSB feels that lowering the limit would help cut down on...
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